1.Panax notoginseng saponins improve monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats by inhibiting ADAM10/Notch3 signaling pathway.
Sai ZHANG ; Yun-Na TIAN ; Zheng-Yang SONG ; Xiao-Ting WANG ; Xin-Yu WANG ; Jun-Peng XU ; Lin-Bo YUAN ; Wan-Tie WANG
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2023;75(4):503-511
In this study, we investigated the effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on pulmonary vascular remodeling and ADAM10/Notch3 pathway in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH rat model was established, and male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control group, monocrotaline (MCT) group and MCT+PNS group, with 10 rats in each group. Rats in the control group were intraperitoneally injected with equal volume of normal saline. Rats in the MCT group was injected intraperitoneally with 60 mg/kg MCT on the first day, and then with the same volume of normal saline every day. Rats in the MCT+PNS group was injected intraperitoneally with 60 mg/kg MCT on the first day, and then with 50 mg/kg PNS every day. The modeling time of each group lasted for 21 days. After the model was established, the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was measured by right heart catheterization technique, the right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) was calculated, the microscopic morphology and changes of pulmonary vascular wall were observed by HE and Masson staining, and the expressions of ADAM10, Notch3, Hes-1, P27, PCNA, Caspase-3 proteins and mRNA in pulmonary vascular tissue of rats were detected by Western blot and qPCR. The expression and localization of Notch3 and α-SMA were detected by immunofluorescence staining. The protein expression of ADAM10 was detected by immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that compared with the control group, mPAP, RVHI, pulmonary vessels and collagen fibers in the MCT group were significantly increased, the expressions of ADAM10, Notch3, Hes-1, and PCNA protein and mRNA were significantly increased, while the expressions of P27 and Caspase-3 protein and mRNA were decreased significantly. Compared with the MCT group, mPAP and RVHI were significantly decreased, pulmonary vessels were significantly improved and collagen fibers were significantly reduced, the expressions of protein and mRNA of ADAM10, Notch3, Hes-1, and PCNA were decreased in MCT+PNS group, but the expressions of protein and mRNA of P27 and Caspase-3 were increased slightly. The results of immunofluorescence showed that Notch3 and α-SMA staining could overlap, which proved that Notch3 was expressed in smooth muscle cells. The expression of Notch3 in the MCT group was increased significantly compared with that in the control group, while PNS intervention decreased the expression of Notch3. Immunohistochemical staining showed that compared with the control group, the amount of ADAM10 in the MCT group was increased significantly, and the expression of ADAM10 in the MCT+PNS group was decreased compared with the MCT group. These results indicate that PNS can improve the PAH induced by MCT in rats by inhibiting ADAM10/Notch3 signaling pathway.
Animals
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Male
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Rats
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Caspase 3/metabolism*
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Collagen
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Disease Models, Animal
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Hypertension, Pulmonary/drug therapy*
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Monocrotaline/adverse effects*
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Panax notoginseng/chemistry*
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Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/pharmacology*
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Pulmonary Artery/metabolism*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Receptor, Notch3/genetics*
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RNA, Messenger
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Saline Solution
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Signal Transduction
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Saponins/pharmacology*
2.Rehmanniae Radix and Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata improve diabetes induced by high-fat diet coupled with streptozotocin in mice through AMPK-mediated NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway.
Xiang-Long MENG ; Xiao-Qin LIU ; Chen-Xu NING ; Jun-Nan MA ; Xiao-Yan ZHANG ; Xiao-Juan SU ; Ke-le REN ; Shuo-Sheng ZHANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2021;46(21):5627-5640
This study investigated the differential mechanisms of Rehmanniae Radix and Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata in improving diabetes in mice through AMPK-mediated NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway. The diabetic mouse model was established with high-fat diet coupled with streptozotocin(STZ, intraperitoneal injection, 100 mg·kg~(-1), once a day for three consecutive days), after which the mice were randomly divided into model group, low-dose(5 g·kg~(-1)) and high-dose(15 g·kg~(-1)) Rehmanniae Radix groups, low-dose(5 g·kg~(-1)) and high-dose(15 g·kg~(-1)) Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata groups, catalpol group(250 mg·kg~(-1)), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(5-HMF) group(250 mg·kg~(-1)), metformin group(250 mg·kg~(-1)), with the normal group also set. The organ indexes of heart,liver, spleen, lung, kidney and pancreas were calculated after four weeks of administration. The pathological changes and fibrosis of pancreas, kidney and liver in mice were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and Masson staining. Western blot was used to determine the expression levels of Toll-like receptor-4(TLR4), nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB), Nod-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3),interleukin-1β(IL-1β), adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase(AMPK), phosphorylated AMPK(p-AMPK) in the pancreas, kidney and liver of mice. Compared with the model group, the administration groups witnessed significant decrease in the liver,spleen, kidney, pancreas and fat indexes of diabetic mice, and there was no significant difference in heart and lung indexes. The pathological states and fibrosis of pancreatic, kidney and liver tissues were significantly improved after administration. Additionally, the expression levels of TLR4, NF-κB and NLRP3 in pancreas, kidney and liver of diabetic mice were significantly lowered. The expression levels of p-AMPK/AMPK were enhanced significantly in kidney and liver of mice in Rehmanniae Radix group while in pancreas, kidney and liver in Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata group. This suggests that Rehmanniae Radix and Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata differ in the mechanism of regulating energy metabolism of multiple organs and thereby exerting anti-inflammatory effects to alleviate symptoms of diabetic mice.
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics*
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Animals
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy*
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Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects*
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Mice
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NF-kappa B/metabolism*
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NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
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Plant Extracts
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Rehmannia
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Signal Transduction
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Streptozocin
3.Bile acids regulate anorexigenic neuropeptide through p-STAT3-SOCS3 signaling in mouse hypothalamic cells.
Chunxiu CHEN ; Yong ZHOU ; Rongfeng HUANG ; Miaoran WANG ; Yue LI ; Jibin LI
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2020;40(7):1001-1007
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the effects of taurolithocholic acid (tLCA) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) on the expression of aorexigenic neuropeptide in mouse hypothalamus GT1-7 cells.
METHODS:
Mouse hypothalamic GT1-7 cells were treated with culture medium containing 10% FBS (control group, =3) or with 10 nmol/L, 100 nmol/L, 1 μmol/L and 10 μmol/L tLCA (tLCA group, =3) or CDCA (CDCA group, =3) for 12, 24 or 48 h. Real-time PCR was performed to determine the expression levels of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA in the cells, and the production levels of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) were assessed using an ELISA kit. Signal transduction and activator of transcription 3 phosphorylation (p-STAT3), threonine kinase phosphorylation (p-AKT), suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3), G protein-coupled bile acid receptor-1 (TGR5) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) protein were detected by Western blotting.
RESULTS:
Western blotting results showed that mouse hypothalamic GT1-7 cells expressed two bile acid receptors, TGR5 and FXR, whose expressions were regulated by bile acids. Real-time PCR showed that the expression of POMC mRNA was significantly increased in the cells after treatment with 10 μmol/L tLCA or CDCA for 24 h. POMC-derived anorexigenic peptide α-MSH increased significantly in GT1-7 cells after treatment with 10 μmol/L tLCA or CDCA for 24 h. Treatment of the cells with tLCA or CDCA significantly increased the expressions of intracellular signaling proteins including p-STAT3, p-AKT and SOCS3.
CONCLUSIONS
Mouse hypothalamic GT1-7 cells express bile acid receptors TGR5 and FXR. Bile acids tLCA or CDCA can promote the expression of POMC mRNA and increase the production of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH. The intracellular signaling proteins p-AKT, p-STAT3 and SOCS3 are likely involved in bile acid-induced anorexigenic peptide production.
Animals
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Cell Line
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Chenodeoxycholic Acid
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pharmacology
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Gene Expression Regulation
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drug effects
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Hypothalamus
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cytology
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Mice
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Neuropeptides
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genetics
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metabolism
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Pro-Opiomelanocortin
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genetics
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RNA, Messenger
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genetics
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STAT3 Transcription Factor
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metabolism
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein
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metabolism
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Taurolithocholic Acid
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pharmacology
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alpha-MSH
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genetics
4.Inhibitory effects of petasin on human colon carcinoma cells mediated by inactivation of Akt/mTOR pathway.
Xi LYU ; Ai-Lin SONG ; Yin-Liang BAI ; Xiao-Dong XU ; Dong-Qiang HE ; You-Cheng ZHANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2019;132(9):1071-1078
BACKGROUND:
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and still lack of effective therapy so far. Petasin, a natural product found in plants of the genus Petasites, has been reported to possess anticancer activity. The present study aimed to investigate the anticolon cancer activity of petasin both in vitro and in vivo. The molecular mechanism of petasin was also further explored.
METHODS:
Caco-2, LoVo, SW-620, and HT-29 cell lines were used to detect the inhibitory effect of petasin on colon cancer proliferation. Cell viability was determined using the MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. Hoechst 33258 staining was used to visualize morphological changes. Cell migration was assessed using a wound-healing migration assay, and cell invasion was investigated using Transwell chambers. Western blotting assays were employed to evaluate the expression levels of proteins in the protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (Akt/mTOR) signaling pathway. Finally, in vivo activity of petasin was evaluated using the SW-620 subcutaneous tumor model established in Balb/c nude mice. Twelve rats were randomly divided into control group and 10 mg/kg petasin group. The tumor volume was calculated every 7 days for 28 days. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was performed to assess the apoptotic effect of petasin. Differences between two groups were assessed by analysis of independent-sample t tests.
RESULTS:
Petasin significantly inhibited the proliferation of human colon carcinoma cell lines, induced apoptosis, and suppressed migration and invasion in SW-620 cells. Western blotting results showed that petasin decreased the phosphorylation of Akt (1.01 ± 0.16 vs. 0.74 ± 0.06, P = 0.042), mTOR (0.71 ± 0.12 vs. 0.32 ± 0.11, P = 0.013), and P70S6K (1.23 ± 0.21 vs. 0.85 ± 0.14, P = 0.008), elevated the expression of caspase-3 (0.41 ± 0.09 vs. 0.74 ± 0.12, P = 0.018) and caspase-9 (1.10 ± 0.27 vs. 1.98 ± 0.22, P = 0.009), decreased the Bcl-2 protein (2.75 ± 0.47 vs. 1.51 ± 0.36, P = 0.008), downregulated the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 (1.51 ± 0.31 vs. 0.82 ± 0.11, P = 0.021) and MMP-9 (1.56 ± 0.32 vs. 0.94 ± 0.15, P = 0.039) in SW-620 cell. In vivo, 10 mg/kg petasin inhibited tumor growth in Balb/c nude mice (924.18 ± 101.23 vs. 577.67 ± 75.12 mm at day 28, P = 0.001) and induced apoptosis (3.6 ± 0.7% vs. 36.0 ± 4.9%, P = 0.001) in tumor tissues.
CONCLUSIONS
Petasin inhibits the proliferation of colon cancer SW-620 cells via inactivating the Akt/mTOR pathway. Our findings suggest petasin as a potential candidate for colon cancer therapy.
Animals
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Antineoplastic Agents
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therapeutic use
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Apoptosis
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drug effects
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Caco-2 Cells
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Cell Proliferation
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drug effects
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HT29 Cells
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Humans
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In Situ Nick-End Labeling
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
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metabolism
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
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metabolism
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Mice, Nude
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Phosphorylation
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drug effects
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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genetics
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metabolism
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Sesquiterpenes
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therapeutic use
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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genetics
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metabolism
5.Inulin Can Alleviate Metabolism Disorders in ob/ob Mice by Partially Restoring Leptin-related Pathways Mediated by Gut Microbiota.
Xiaofeng SONG ; Liang ZHONG ; Na LYU ; Fei LIU ; Boxing LI ; Yanan HAO ; Yong XUE ; Jing LI ; Yuqing FENG ; Yue MA ; Yongfei HU ; Baoli ZHU
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2019;17(1):64-75
Inulin has been used as a prebiotic to alleviate glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in mice and humans by modulating the gut microbiota. However, the mechanism underlying the alleviation of metabolic disorders by inulin through interactions between the gut microbiota and host cells is unclear. We use ob/ob mice as a model to study the effect of inulin on the cecal microbiota by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and its interaction with host cells by transcriptomics. The inulin-supplemented diet improved glucose and lipid metabolism disorder parameters in ob/ob mice, alleviating fat accumulation and glucose intolerance. The α diversity of gut microbial community of ob/ob mice was reduced after inulin treatment, while the β diversity tended to return to the level of wild type mice. Interestingly, Prevotellaceae UCG 001 (family Prevotellaceae) was obviously enriched after inulin treatment. A comparative analysis of the gene expression profile showed that the cecal transcriptome was changed in leptin gene deficiency mice, whereas the inulin-supplemented diet partially reversed the changes in leptin gene-related signaling pathways, especially AMPK signaling pathway, where the levels of gene expression became comparable to those in wild type mice. Further analysis indicated that Prevotellaceae UCG 001 was positively correlated with the AMPK signaling pathway, which was negatively correlated with markers of glycolipid metabolism disorders. Our results suggest that the inulin-supplemented diet alleviates glucose and lipid metabolism disorders by partially restoring leptin related pathways mediated by gut microbiota.
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
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metabolism
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Animals
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Cecum
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enzymology
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metabolism
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microbiology
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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drug effects
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Inulin
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therapeutic use
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Leptin
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genetics
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Male
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Metabolic Diseases
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drug therapy
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enzymology
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metabolism
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microbiology
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Mice
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Mice, Obese
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Prebiotics
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Transcriptome
6.Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Cadmium and Its Regulation on Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Kidneys of Rats.
Zhi Jian CHEN ; Jia Xing CHEN ; Li Kang WU ; Bi Yun LI ; Ya Feng TIAN ; Min XIAN ; Zi Pei HUANG ; Ri An YU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2019;32(1):1-10
OBJECTIVE:
This study was conducted to investigate the regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress on Nrf2 signaling pathway in the kidneys of rats.
METHODS:
Rats were divided into twelve groups of six animals each. Some groups were pre-administered with bacitracin or tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), and all of them were treated with 5-20 μmol/kg cadmium (Cd) for 48 h. The oxidative stress levels were analyzed using kits. The mRNA and protein expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related factors and Nrf2 signaling pathway-related factors were determined using RT-PCR and western blot.
RESULTS:
Cd exposure resulted in oxidative stress in the kidneys of rats and upregulated the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related factors and Nrf2 signaling pathway-related factors, especially at doses of 10 and 20 μmol/kg Cd, and the expression changes were particularly obvious. Moreover, after pretreatment with bacitracin, Cd upregulated the expression of ERS-related factors to a certain extent and, at higher doses, increased the mRNA expression of Nrf2. After pretreatment with TUDCA, Cd reduced the level of ERS to a certain extent; however, at these doses, there were no significant changes in the expression of Nrf2.
CONCLUSION
Cadmium can result in ERS and oxidative stress in the kidneys of rats, activate Nrf2, and upregulate the transcriptional expression of phase II detoxification enzymes under these experimental conditions. ERS has a positive regulation effect on Nrf2 signaling pathway but has little effect on the negative regulation of Nrf2 signaling pathway in cadmium toxicity.
Animals
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Cadmium
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toxicity
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
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drug effects
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Environmental Pollutants
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toxicity
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Female
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Kidney
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drug effects
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metabolism
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Male
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NF-E2-Related Factor 2
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genetics
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metabolism
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Oxidative Stress
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drug effects
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
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pharmacology
7.Study on mechanism of Cuscutae Semen flavonoids in improving reproductive damage of Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets in rats based on high-throughput transcriptome sequencing.
Bo ZHANG ; Hang SU ; Xian-Qing REN ; Wei-Xia LI ; Ying DING ; Xia ZHANG ; Wen-Sheng ZHAI ; Chun-Dong SONG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2019;44(16):3478-3485
Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets has good anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities,but its reproductive damage is significant. Previous studies of the research group have found that Cuscutae Semen flavonoids can improve spermatogenic cell damage caused by Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets by regulating spermatogenic cell cycle,apoptosis and related protein expression,but the mechanism of action at the gene level is still unclear. In this study,Illumina high-throughput sequencing platform was applied in transcriptional sequencing of spermatogenic cells of rats after the intervention of Cuscutae Semen flavonoids and Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets. Differentially expressed genes were screened out and the GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis of differentially expressed genes were conducted to explore the mechanism of Cuscutae Semen flavonoids in improving reproductive injury caused by Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets. The results showed that 794 up-regulated genes and 491 down-regulated genes were screened in Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets group compared with the blank group. Compared with Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets,440 up-regulated genes and 784 down-regulated genes were screened in the Cuscutae Semen flavonoids+Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets group. Among them,the gene closely related to reproductive function is DNMT3 L. Analysis of GO function and KEGG signaling pathway enrichment showed that the above differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in cell,cell process,catalytic activity,binding,ovarian steroid synthesis,thyroid hormone and other functions and pathways. The thyroid hormone signaling pathway was the common enrichment pathway of the two control groups. In a word,Cuscutae Semen flavonoids has a good treatment effect on male reproductive damage caused by Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets. The mechanism may be closely related to up-regulation of DNMT3 L genes and intervention of thyroid hormone signaling pathway. At the same time,the discovery of many different genes provides valuable information for study on the mechanism of Cuscutae Semen flavonoids and Tripterygium Glycosides Tablets compatibility decreasing toxicity and increasing efficiency.
Animals
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Cuscuta
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chemistry
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DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
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genetics
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Female
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Flavonoids
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pharmacology
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Genitalia
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drug effects
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pathology
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Glycosides
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toxicity
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High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
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Male
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Rats
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Seeds
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chemistry
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Signal Transduction
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Tablets
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Thyroid Hormones
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genetics
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Transcriptome
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Tripterygium
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toxicity
8.Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Shenhua Tablet () on Toll-Like Receptors in Rat Model of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Qing-Ping LI ; Ri-Bao WEI ; Xi YANG ; Xiao-Yong ZHENG ; Ting-Yu SU ; Meng-Jie HUANG ; Zhong YIN ; Xiang-Mei CHEN
Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2019;25(1):37-44
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the protective effects and potential mechanisms of Shenhua Tablet (, SHT) on the toll-like receptors (TLRs)-mediated signaling pathways in a rat model of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI).
METHODS:
Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham surgery, model control, astragaloside (150 mg•kg•d), low- and high-dose SHT (1.5 and 3.0 g•kg•d, repectively) groups. One week after drug treatment, rats underwent surgery to establish the IRI models. At 24 h and 72 h after the modeling, serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were analyzed; pathological damage were scored after periodic acid-Schiffstaining. TLR2, TLR4 and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) protein and mRNA expressions were detected by inmmunohistochemistry, Western blot and qPCR. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) protein expressions were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
RESULTS:
Compared with the sham group, the model group exhibited severe change in renal function (Scr: 189.42±21.50, P<0.05), pathological damage (damage score: 4.50±0.55, P<0.05), and the expression levels of TLR2, TLR4, MyD88, TNF-α, IL-6 were significantly higher than other groups. Meanwhile, the levels of TLRs in model group showed upward tendency from 24 to 72 h, unparalleled with pathological and functional changes. The aforementioned parameters were alleviated to a certain extent, and, in addition to TLRs, presented the obvious downward trending from the 24 to 72 h after the intervention in the SHT and astragaloside groups relative to the model (P<0.05); in particular, the most significant mitigation of these changes was observed in the SHT-H group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
TLRs may be an important spot to treat and research in acute kidney injury. SHT could effectively mitigate renal injuries and promote recovery of IRI injuries through suppression of degeneration induced by up-regulation of TLR2 and TLR4 expression levels in the MyD88-dependent signaling pathway and exhibit some dose dependence.
Animals
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Disease Models, Animal
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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pharmacology
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Kidney
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blood supply
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drug effects
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Male
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Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
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analysis
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genetics
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Reperfusion Injury
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physiopathology
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prevention & control
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Tablets
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Toll-Like Receptors
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analysis
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drug effects
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genetics
9.Cardamine komarovii flower extract reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting MyD88/TRIF signaling pathways.
Qi CHEN ; Ke-Xin ZHANG ; Tai-Yuan LI ; Xuan-Mei PIAO ; Mei-Lan LIAN ; Ren-Bo AN ; Jun JIANG
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2019;17(6):461-468
In the present study, we investigated anti-inflammatory effect of Cardamine komarovii flower (CKF) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). We determined the effect of CKF methanolic extracts on LPS-induced pro-inflammatory mediators NO and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6), and related protein expression levels of MyD88/TRIF signaling pathways in peritoneal macrophages (PMs). Nuclear translocation of NF-κB-p65 was analyzed by immunofluorescence. For the in vivo experiments, an ALI model was established to detect the number of inflammatory cells and inflammatory factors (IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of mice. The pathological damage in lung tissues was evaluated through H&E staining. Our results showed that CKF can decrease the production of inflammatory mediators, such as NO and PGE2, by inhibiting their synthesis-related enzymes iNOS and COX-2 in LPS-induced PMs. In addition, CKF can downregulate the mRNA levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 to inhibit the production of inflammatory factors. Mechanism studies indicated that CKF possesses a fine anti-inflammatory effect by regulating MyD88/TRIF dependent signaling pathways. Immunocytochemistry staining showed that the CKF extract attenuates the LPS-induced translocation of NF-kB p65 subunit in the nucleus from the cytoplasm. In vivo experiments revealed that the number of inflammatory cells and IL-1β in BALF of mice decrease after CKF treatment. Histopathological observation of lung tissues showed that CKF can remarkably improve alveolar clearance and infiltration of interstitial and alveolar cells after LPS stimulation. In conclusion, our results suggest that CKF inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory response by inhibiting the MyD88/TRIF signaling pathways, thereby protecting mice from LPS-induced ALI.
Acute Lung Injury
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chemically induced
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drug therapy
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genetics
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metabolism
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Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
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genetics
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metabolism
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Animals
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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administration & dosage
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chemistry
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Cardamine
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chemistry
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Cyclooxygenase 2
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genetics
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metabolism
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Female
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Flowers
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chemistry
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Humans
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Lipopolysaccharides
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adverse effects
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Male
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Mice
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Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
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genetics
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metabolism
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NF-kappa B
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genetics
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metabolism
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Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
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genetics
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metabolism
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Plant Extracts
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administration & dosage
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chemistry
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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genetics
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metabolism
10.A novel approach based on metabolomics coupled with network pharmacology to explain the effect mechanisms of Danggui Buxue Tang in anaemia.
Yong-Li HUA ; Qi MA ; Zi-Wen YUAN ; Xiao-Song ZHANG ; Wan-Ling YAO ; Peng JI ; Jun-Jie HU ; Yan-Ming WEI
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.) 2019;17(4):275-290
Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) is a famous Chinese medicinal decoction. Mechanism of DBT action is wide ranging and unclear. Exploring new ways of treatment with DBT is useful. Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were randomly divided into 3 groups including control (NC, Saline), the DBT (at a dose of 8.10 g), and blood deficiency(BD) (Cyclophosphamide (APH)-andCyclophosphamide(CTX)-induced anaemia). A metabolomics approach using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight/Mass Spectrometry (LC/Q-TOFMS) was developed to perform the plasma metabolic profiling analysis and differential metaboliteswerescreened according to the multivariate statistical analysiscomparing the NC and BD groups, andthe hub metabolites were outliers with high scores of the centrality indices. Anaemia disease-related protein target and compound of DBT databases were constructed. The TCMSP, ChemMapper and STITCH databases were used to predict the protein targets of DBT. Using the Cytoscape 3.2.1 to establish a phytochemical component-target protein interaction network and establish a component, protein and hub metabolite protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and merging the three PPI networks basing on BisoGenet. The gene enrichment analysis was used to analyse the relationship between proteins based on the relevant genetic similarity by ClueGO. The results shown DBT effectively treated anaemia in vivo. 11 metabolic pathways are involved in the therapeutic effect of DBT in vivo; S-adenosyl-l-methionine, glycine, l-cysteine, arachidonic acid (AA) and phosphatidylcholine(PC) were screened as hub metabolites in APH-and CTX-induced anaemia. A total of 288 targets were identified as major candidates for anaemia progression. The gene-set enrichment analysis revealed that the targets are involved in iron ion binding, haemopoiesis, reactive oxygen species production, inflammation and apoptosis. The results also showed that these targets were associated with iron ion binding, haemopoiesis, ROS production, apoptosis, inflammation and related signalling pathways. DBT can promote iron ion binding and haemopoiesis activities, restrain inflammation, production of reactive oxygen, block apoptosis, and contribute significantly to the DBT treat anaemia.
Anemia
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blood
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chemically induced
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drug therapy
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metabolism
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Animals
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Chromatography, Liquid
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Cyclophosphamide
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toxicity
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Disease Models, Animal
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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chemistry
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pharmacology
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therapeutic use
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Metabolic Networks and Pathways
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drug effects
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genetics
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Metabolome
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drug effects
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Metabolomics
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Signal Transduction
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drug effects
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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